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CCJRC is here to help people who are impacted by crime and the criminal justice system. We don’t provide direct services but we know a lot of community-based service organizations that do and we’re happy to make suggestions and connections. We are also available to answer questions or help you navigate the criminal justice and health care systems.

The book Never Going Back: 7 Steps to Staying Out of Prison encapsulizes the cognitive restructuring approach of Second Chance Center, which promotes sustained behavior change. Though not an autobiographical work it does reflect a transformational journey that was many years in the making.

In 2014, legislation was passed that created a grant program in the Colorado Department of Corrections to fund community and faith-based organizations to help people leaving prison find housing, employment and assist with many other transition needs.

The following is a list of the community nonprofit organizations that are available to help people on parole in Colorado. Services are free and people can contact the programs directly or people can be referred to any of these programs by his/her parole officer or DOC community reentry specialist.

Second Chance Center: The goal of Second Chance Center, Inc. is to provide critical transition services and support to men and women after periods of incarceration. Second Chance Center offers clients multiple services to assist their transition to success.

People Impacted

Public Safety That Works

We’re often ignoring alternative strategies that do work to prevent crime. For example, research shows that higher levels of household income are associated with lower rates of intimate partner violence against women.